Method of Assessing a Parking Fee

1. A parking meter comprising: a housing have a display; a data entry device attached to the housing, the data entry device capable of receiving input corresponding to a length of a vehicle; a processor within the housing and connected to the data entry device; a memory operatively connected to the processor, the memory having a program; wherein the program is configured to calculate a parking fee based on input that identifies a vehicle length and display that fee on the display; and a payment receipt device within the housing which receives the parking fee.

2. The parking meter of claim 1 wherein the data entry device is a keypad.

3. The parking meter of claim 2 wherein the data input device is a bar code reader.

4. The parking meter of claim 3 wherein the program is configured to determine the vehicle length based on the input and then calculate the parking fee.

5. The parking meter of claim 4 wherein the program calculates the parking fee based on what predetermined length range the vehicle length falls within.

6. The parking meter of claim 1 wherein the data entry device reads a vehicle registration tag containing information corresponding to length of the vehicle.